formaba parte de

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was part of Used to describe something or someone as belonging to or being included in something in the past.
SP: Mi hermana formaba parte del equipo.
EN: My sister was part of the team.

Puedo decir, que no formaba parte de su programa original.

I can say that it was not part of their original program.

— Mother Night (1996)

Comer formaba parte de esa ilusión de calma, tuviera hambre o no.

Eating was part of that illusion of calm, whether I was hungry or not.

¿Mi madre formaba parte de eso?

Was my mother part of that?

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

La gente como mi padre nunca podría entenderlo, pero yo formaba parte de algo.

People like my father could never understand it, but I was part of something.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Formaba parte de Uttar Pradesh, ¿cierto?

It was part of Uttar Pradesh, right?

— स्वदेस (2004)

Bebidas, aperitivos y juegos, todo formaba parte de la fiesta.

Drinks, snacks and games, it was all part of the party.